1976 RAC Rally - my era! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEr78F-2acg

[cjl9 12]

Roger Albert Clark's second win, and the first win by a British driver on a WRC event. (There was no WRC in 1972 - his first win.)

Stiq Blomqvist second (the original Stiq) Bjorn Waldegaard third and the Stratos with Munari in 4th.

Just listen to those Webers on a 2-litre Terry Hoyle BDA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEr78F-2acg

[TonyRickard 17]

Fantastic era and all without pace notes!

[thecraicbear 0]

The Mk2 with Clark's livery has always looked so, so good! 

[bogani 638]

Gotta love the Weber sound! I had double 45's on my first car. Fuel economy wasn't as good as the sound ;)

[YoMrWhite 3]

Watching Munari in the hairpin (00:28), I feel not so bad about my own technique...

[KevM 44]

Ahhhh, watching that makes me want more power!!!  The RWD's bog down a little too much in the game.  We need the Mk2 and the M3 singing sideways!!! :D

[bogani 638]

KevM said:

Ahhhh, watching that makes me want more power!!!  The RWD's bog down a little too much in the game.  We need the Mk2 and the M3 singing sideways!!! :D

We could use some 13" wheels instead of the games 15". The cars would get more "oomph".

I feel a bit confused about how the older cars in the game are simulated. As a modern classic car with better tires, brakes, suspension etc or as a classic car with the proper era-equipment? Or something in between.

[KevM 44]

Yeah, the Escort is historic spec in game, but with a carbon dash, digital gear indicator and 15's.  I'd still love a Millington, but it'd need to have mental game power!!

[Darhour 2]

You fellows are quite old in these threads as you were lucky to live in such era :)

[SkiddyMcCrash 310]

TonyRickard said:

Fantastic era and all without pace notes!

Have you not actually watched that video? Each car has 2 people in it, driver sitting higher than the passenger, passenger looking at his knees.

[KevM 44]

In fairness Skiddy, some older rally's (depending on era) were run off a normal ordinance survey map rather than detailed pacenotes, which were sometimes outlawed in the regs.  Many a controversy was had over pieces of defaced crumpled paper being ejected from a car before time controls!! :)

[griev0r 15]

KevM said:

In fairness Skiddy, some older rally's (depending on era) were run off a normal ordinance survey map rather than detailed pacenotes, which were sometimes outlawed in the regs.  Many a controversy was had over pieces of defaced crumpled paper being ejected from a car before time controls!! :)

What was the point of a co-driver then?

[tbtstt 1,814]

Darhour said:

You fellows are quite old in these threads as you were lucky to live in such era :)

You'll have to speak up a bit @Darhour: their hearing isn't what it used to be.  ;)

[Darhour 2]

tbtstt said:

Darhour said:

You fellows are quite old in these threads as you were lucky to live in such era :)

You'll have to speak up a bit @Darhour: their hearing isn't what it used to be.  ;)

hahahaha! Next time, I will be capitalising my words. 

[TonyRickard 17]

SkiddyMcCrash said:

TonyRickard said:

Fantastic era and all without pace notes!

Have you not actually watched that video? Each car has 2 people in it, driver sitting higher than the passenger, passenger looking at his knees.

The co-driver made sure the driver followed the correct route and warn of significant hazards marked on the road book, They didn't have a map of every corner of the stage but the road book with tulip diagrams as provided by the officials showing junctions and key hazards.

[TonyRickard 17]

Check out this on board video to see how different things were back before pace notes were allowed on the RAC Rally in 1990.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0gKMGJHVCU

[KevM 44]

griev0r said:

KevM said:

In fairness Skiddy, some older rally's (depending on era) were run off a normal ordinance survey map rather than detailed pacenotes, which were sometimes outlawed in the regs.  Many a controversy was had over pieces of defaced crumpled paper being ejected from a car before time controls!! :)

What was the point of a co-driver then?

Map reading & Navigation!

[cjl9 12]

KevM said:

griev0r said:

KevM said:

In fairness Skiddy, some older rally's (depending on era) were run off a normal ordinance survey map rather than detailed pacenotes, which were sometimes outlawed in the regs.  Many a controversy was had over pieces of defaced crumpled paper being ejected from a car before time controls!! :)

What was the point of a co-driver then?

Map reading & Navigation!

What he said, Cars were sometimes searched at Time Controls for illegal pace notes.